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Former Judge Says He Was Bribed to Write Rulings Ordering Chevron to Pay $19 Billion
The oil giant is trying to get the massive fine for polluting Ecuadorean villagers’ land rescinded based on the new testimony
A Whistleblower in Ecuador: The Belarusian Dissident Who Found Asylum in Quito
Alexander Barankov’s story has echoes of a Cold War spy thriller. “When I saw so many secret service cars coming for me,” the softly-spoken 31-year-old says as he sits in a Quito shopping mall, “I realized they would …
Hugo Chávez’s Re-election Bid: Is the Latin American Left Stumbling?
Venezuela’s firebrand socialist president is no longer a shoo-in to win re-election on Oct. 7—for reasons that are also haunting other leaders on the Latin American left.
Ecuador Erases Its Troubling Asylum Double Standard
Global outrage ensued when it was revealed that the country was considering the extradition of a Belarus dissident even as it was providing asylum for Julian Assange. Now, that contradiction is history.
The Allegations Against Assange: Views from Sweden
Most Swedes want the Wikileaks founder to respond to their country’s legal inquiries but a vocal few feel Sweden’s definitions of rape have gotten too stringent
Defending Assange, Ecuador’s President Kindles a Controversy over Defining Rape
The decision to help keep Assange out of Sweden shines light on Latin America’s problematic attitude toward rape
The Gunboat Diplomacy Trap: How Ecuador Used Assange to School the Brits
U.S. and British diplomats should read up on Latin American history before they try to strong-arm regional governments and their embassies.
Assange’s Special Asylum: Why Ecuador Isn’t Nice to Anyone Else
The government of Rafael Correa extends its hospitality to the WikiLeaks founder but is accused of harassing unfriendly journalists and may extradite a whistle-blower from Belarus to face grave charges in the country described as …